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ESMA eases no-Brexit uncertainty
01 February 2019 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA has agreed a deal with the FCA that removes uncertainty for the worst-case scenario, the European Fund and Asset Management Association reveals

SimCorp: Counterparty exposures present biggest struggles for firms
01 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Some 79 percent of buy-side heads of operations reported that their biggest operational struggle as accurately measuring firm-wide limits and counterparty exposures in a recent SimCorp commissioned survey

Bridging Finance selects RBC I&TS as custodian
31 January 2019 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has been appointed custodian by Bridging Finance for the assets of the Bridging Income Fund LP and the Bridging Income RSP Fund

Prime Trust to offer no-fee digital asset custody solution
31 January 2019 Nevada
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Custodian Prime Trust is now offering zero asset under management (AUM) fees on digital assets it holds in custody, including bitcoin and ethereum

Link Asset Services to sell CPCS to Apex
31 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Link Asset Services is set to sell the majority of its corporate and private client services (CPCS) business to Apex Group

LSEG acquires stake in Euroclear
30 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The London Stock Exchange Group is to become a shareholder of Euroclear, acquiring 4.92 percent of the firm’s total shares in issue

GPP hires James Parker for CRO role
30 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

GPP, the prime broking, investor services and wealth solutions firm, has appointed James Parker as chief risk officer, a newly-created role

IHS Markit teams up with Cobalt
30 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit’s MarkitSERV and Cobalt are collaborating to deliver new post-trade processing services for foreign exchange markets

AcadiaSoft and ISDA join forces
30 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

AcadiaSoft and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association have formed a partnership to streamline integration between the solution, ISDA Create and AcadiaSoft’s AgreementManager offering

Gen II Fund Services passes independent examination
30 January 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Gen II Fund Services has completed an independent examination of its administrative, accounting and reporting services

MUFG appoints new chief strategy officer
29 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Daniel McNamara as chief strategy officer

Opus releases new solution to simplify KYC
29 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Clarity KYC integrates business entity identification, screening and due diligence, reporting and monitoring into a single solution